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DADDY-LONG-LEGS
tion ever have such an opportunity to rise in the world. You must always remember—"
"I—yes, ma'am, thank you. I think, if that's all, I must go and sew a patch on Freddie Perkins's trousers."
The door closed behind her, and Mrs. Lippett watched it with dropped jaw, her peroration in mid-air.
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